Trevillion Surname

404,712th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 866 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
England

Trevillion Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Trevelyan,' an estate in the parish of St Veep, near Fowey, Cornwall, where dwelt in the reign of Edward I Nicholas de Trevelyan, whose ancestors had possessed the property from a still earlier period (Shirley's Noble and Gentle Men, quoted by Lower, Patronymica Britannica.

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Trevillion Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4661:777,80960,305
England3341:166,82115,434
Australia441:613,53943,545
Canada91:4,093,955205,175
New Zealand61:754,72041,661
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England761:320,72921,086
Scotland31:1,247,73924,719
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States131:3,862,976168,604

Trevillion Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Trevelyan,' an estate in the parish of St Veep, near Fowey, Cornwall, where dwelt in the reign of Edward I Nicholas de Trevelyan, whose ancestors had possessed the property from a still earlier period (Shirley's Noble and Gentle Men, quoted by Lower, Patronymica Britannica.)

1734. Married — George Trevillion and Mary Allen: St. Michael, Cornhill.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

An estate in the parish of St. Veep near Fowey, in Cornwall, where dwelt in the reign of Edward I., Nicholas de Trevelyan, whose ancestors had possessed the property from a still earlier period. See Shirley's Noble and Gentle Men. Nettlecombe, co. Somerset, became their seat in the XV. century, and Wallington, co. Northumberland, (acquired with the heiress of Calverley of Calverley,) in the XVIII.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

A corruption of Trevelyan.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

From an estate in the parish of St. Veep, where dwelt, in the reign of Edward I., Nicholas de Trevelyan, whose ancestors had possessed the property from a still earlier period. (See Lowet, quoting Shirley's "Noble and Gentle Men.") There is a place called Trevilian Bridge in Merthyr. The name is from tre-vylgan, the dwelling of the seaman (vylgy, the sea), according to tradition, and the arms of Sir John Trovylian. The name is also found written Trevilian, Trevillian, Trevillion, Trevylian, Trevyllian, Treuilian, Trivellian. But see Trevelyn.

Patronymica Cornu-Britannica (1870) by Richard Stephen Charnock

TREVILLINION: From tre-villinion, the dwelling by the mills. See Trehellan.

Patronymica Cornu-Britannica (1870) by Richard Stephen Charnock

Local. (Cornish British) Trevellyan, the town of the mill. Welsh, Tremelin, or Trevelin.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

From Trevelgen or Trevellan; location name in Cornwall.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Trevillion Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Trevillion Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Trevillion is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Trevillion? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 404,712th most commonly used surname globally. It is borne by around 1 in 8,415,180 people. It occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 42 percent of Trevillion reside; 42 percent reside in North America and 42 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The last name Trevillion is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 466 people, or 1 in 777,809. In The United States Trevillion is primarily found in: Louisiana, where 20 percent reside, Texas, where 17 percent reside and Ohio, where 8 percent reside. Beside The United States it occurs in 7 countries. It is also common in England, where 39 percent reside and Australia, where 5 percent reside.

Trevillion Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Trevillion has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 3,585 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 439 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it rose 167 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Trevillion Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Trevillion surname are 10.92% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 64.15% being registered with the political party.

Trevillion earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 18.32% less than the national average, earning $35,244 USD per year.

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